Blog:Paginated Thoughts- Stories from converting to Judaism as a crazy person

Emailing your Rabbi at the last minute to cancel a study session because you’ve been in fight or flight mode for five hours. Trauma history. Yours, leaving you unable to even tolerate drinking wine at kiddush. B”H, grape juice is a viable alternative. You blame it on “medications” you take – including psych ones, instead of the reason hard imprinted on your soul long before you knew psych meds and alcohol don’t mix.